SmartBiz IT Research Library

PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT - When developing a security strategy, it is critical for businesses to consider their System i platform in order to protect themselves from data breaches. In this presentation transcript, learn how to control network access on System i and protect your organization from data loss.
Posted: October 16, 2009 | Published: October 16, 2009


Topics:  Data Centers | Data Security | Database Management | DB2 | File Transfer Protocols | FTP | ODBC | Operating Systems | OS/400 | System i

WHITE PAPER - For processing data for BI analytics and other applications, the usual go-to software products include various extract, transform, load (ETL) and data warehousing solutions. However, these products do not always provide the speed required to deliver data on time. An additional product can speed the processing of high volumes of data.
Posted: October 12, 2009 | Published: October 12, 2009


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Data Collection | Data Governance | Data Management | Data Mining | Data Quality | Data Storage | Data Warehouses | Database Administration | Database Administrators | Database Management | Database Performance Management | Databases | ETL (Software)

WHITE PAPER - This paper explores the reasons why data volumes are increasing and where bottlenecks most frequently occur. It then explains why adding more hardware isn’t a solution to these performance problems and delves into the various methods that can be used to break through the bottlenecks to speed applications.
Posted: October 12, 2009 | Published: October 12, 2009


Topics:  Application Performance Management | Data Center Management | Data Classification | Data Collection | Data Governance | Data Management | Data Mining | Data Quality | Data Storage | Data Warehouses | Database Administration | Database Management

PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT - Check out this transcript of a presentation given by Sumeet Bansal, Fusion-io Principal Solutions Architect, to learn how Fusion-io solutions enhance SQL server performance, improve customer experience, and optimize storage management systems.
Posted: October 12, 2009 | Published: September 30, 2009


Topics:  Data Loss Prevention (DLP) | Database Administration | Database Administrators | Database Management | Database Performance Management | Database Security | eCommerce | SAN | Storage Management

EDITORIAL RESOURCE GUIDE - Read this expert E-Guide from Dell to learn key concepts that will help you architect your next SQL Server installation.
Posted: October 9, 2009 | Published: October 9, 2009


Topics:  Database Administration | Database Administrators | Database Design | Database Management | Database Performance Management | Databases | High Availability | Server Virtualization | SQL Server

EGUIDE - Growth of data on databases and applications can lead to failure to meet service levels which stems from the high TCO involved in maintaining, supporting, and planning for growth. Read this E-Guide and explore the advantages of having a clear data growth management strategy. Discover 6 key solutions for managing your data before it manages you.
Posted: October 8, 2009 | Published: October 8, 2009


Topics:  Data Management | Database Administration | Database Architectures | Database Design | Database Management | Database Performance Management | Storage Best Practices | Storage Management | Storage Spending

PRODUCT DEMO - This quick demo gives you a great overview of the look and feel of BSD Group’s Oracle Extension for Rational Performance Tester, its features, and its capabilities. This plug-in will help you capture, record and playback transactions using Oracle NCA technology. View the demo now to learn more about increasing application visibility during testing.
Posted: October 6, 2009 | Published: October 6, 2009


Topics:  Alpha Testing | Database Design | Database Management | Database Performance Management | Databases | Oracle (Product) | Plug-ins | Testing

WHITE PAPER - Alinean, a leader in IT value measurement, teamed up with HP and Novell to assess the financial merits of moving from a legacy Sun Solaris and SPARC environment to Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) running on HP ProLiant DL 785 G6 x86 Servers versus upgrading to SUN Solaris 10 running on Sun SPARC T5440. Read this paper for the results.
Posted: October 5, 2009 | Published: October 1, 2009


Topics:  Database Management | Database Managers | Database Performance Management | Databases | Linux | Open Source | SAP (Product) | TCO

WEBCAST - Join experts from HP and Novell in this webcast as they discuss how to empower your SAP solutions, deliver the right information to the right people at the right time, and execute upgrades and migrations successfully.
Posted: October 2, 2009 | Premiered: October 2, 2009


Topics:  Applications Management | Data Management | Database Management | SAP (Product) | Software Migration | Software Upgrades | Storage Management | Strategic Planning

WEBCAST - This on-demand webcast discusses how data growth, test data management, data privacy and other information management solutions can create the opportunity for companies to make IT their competitive differentiator.
Posted: September 30, 2009 | Premiered: September 30, 2009


Topics:  Applications Management | Content Management | Customer Privacy | Data Center Management | Data Integration | Data Management | Data Management Software | Data Security | Database Management | Information Management | Security Management

WHITE PAPER - Sun Ops Center cuts through the complexity of today’s datacenters with single-pane-of-glass management. It is a single, comprehensive, end-to-end system management tool that integrates physical and virtual management across the hardware/software stack and the entire system lifecycle.
Posted: September 29, 2009 | Published: September 29, 2009


Topics:  Data Center Design | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Management | Database Management | IT Infrastructure | IT Management | Operational Metrics (Systems)

PODCAST - Businesses trying to migrate from SPARC to a more reliable platform often run into a host of obstacles. This podcast discusses the pitfalls of this transition and offers effective migration strategies.
Posted: September 25, 2009 | Premiered: September 25, 2009


Topics:  Database Management | Operating Systems | Server Virtualization | Server Virtualization Software | Solaris | Systems Management

WHITE PAPER - This IDC white paper presents the benefits to enterprises adopting a preemptive approach to IPC, the internal threats to business information, the impact of government regulations on the protection of data, and highlights how Oracle provides database security products that enterprises can leverage to protect themselves from costly data breaches.
Posted: September 25, 2009 | Published: August 1, 2009


Topics:  Data Management | Data Security | Database Management | Database Security | Intrusion Prevention | Risk Assessment | Risk Management

WHITE PAPER - This white paper reviews the common causes of application downtime and discusses Oracle's Maximum Availability Architecture framework that provides clear and concise guidance on implementing best practices using Oracle's proven high availability technologies.
Posted: September 25, 2009 | Published: September 25, 2009


Topics:  Database Architectures | Database Management | Database Performance Management | High Availability | High Performance Computing | ROI | SOA

WHITE PAPER - This white paper examines how the Sun Oracle Exadata Storage Server allows companies to accelerate database performance, handle change and growth in scalable and incremental steps, and deliver mission-critical data availability and protection.
Posted: September 25, 2009 | Published: September 25, 2009


Topics:  Cloud Computing | Cluster Management | Database Design | Database Management | IT Infrastructure | Platform as a service | Server Hardware | Server Management | Server Software